Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-04-19


Abssssas Ne D1ssas9 aad Leaves the
rSsssrss ~ 0sseArsss's SINE shop.
-Four o. Ave weeks ego . young man Of
genteel appearance stepped into the shop Of
Philip Seacrist shoemaker, No lO2 North
Prince street. and asked permission TO leave
. package there for . few daya - he was
going 70 Philadelphia aud did not care
10 carry Il with him. The young man
wss Of medium height we'll dressed,
wore plug hat and . rather light overcoat
of . slightly gre0ish tint MIR. Seacrist
readily took charge OF the pack age, which
We wrapped up in brown paper and nd.
dressed "Jsmes W. Matlsck, Fort Worth,
TexaA" He did not ssk the man his name,
- no expected 10 80 him again In . few
days; but when the days heightened into
weeka Mr.. sascrist's curiosity became
aroused, and he began 70 be alarmed at the
prolonged absence Of the young stranger.
He resolved to open the package, although
some Of his friends suggested IL might con-
tain dynamite
THREE HUNDRED PHOTOGRAPHS.
On removing the brown paper cover an
ordinary pasteboard box wss disclosed, and
on taking the lid from the box nearly three
hundred photographs Of oil sorts and sizss
were disclosed. There were fiity or more
cabinetsissd photographs . greater number
Of carte de visiste photos, and . still greater
number Of "tintypes' Of oil sorts and si1es--
some Of the larger ones being bent double
E as to make them small enough to
be packed into the paste board box. BY
far the greatest number Of the cabinet and
card pictures bear the imprint Of Pittsburg
and Allegheny City photographers, but there
are some that were taken in Chicago, Phila-
de!phia, Richmond and Norfolk, Va, and
several in Lancaster. 1t Is impossible to tell
whore the tintypes and old ambrotypes and
dasuerreotypes were taken.
In the package were large number Of en-.
velopes on which IL printed in capital letters
STANDARD COPYING Co., PITTsBURG, PA,
and below this: Name: TOWN.:
Directions-; and ct the bottom of the en-
velope-- agent
A number Of these envelopes contained
photographs, and the above blanks we're
filled up and the name OF the agent or his
initials written at the bottom. The name Of
the agent oftenest used Is H. c. Bowers or,
II. G. B. On other envelopes the agents
name is written F.. II. Butler, though the
handwriting, which is very bad and in pen.
Gil, appears to be the eama
swINpLING HIS CUSTOMERS
From the above statement 1t may be read
L
has been canvassing extensively In the name
Of the Standard Copying company, snt
swindlng his customers in this and othel
cities, not only falling to copy the pictures
placed in his care but carrying OF the origi
mails, many of which are no doubt llkenesse
| of dead or absent relatives or friends, apt
therefore dearly prised.
We append the names and address on
| few OF the envelopes to enable friends to re
cover the pictures enclosed in them:
Mr.. s. Howard, 2i3 Arch alley. (cabine
photo of Mr.. Howard.)
Mra (name illegible) 3ls Arch alley, (vig
nette Of lady taken by Cummings.)
Mira Steinhiser, 80 Plum street, (o!d gent
full lengthy
Mrs. Hoffman, (residence written illeg
ible).
Mira J. Neti, East Orange street, (smal
tintype)
Mira McManus, Mrs George Dull 42s Eas
Orange street, (picture OF dead LADY,
Mrs. King, 2i5 North Arch alley (tintyp
Of young lady wearing hs).
Miss Cosgrove, 81 Pluu street; (su,s
photo OF James W. Cosgrove).
Mira Titus, 2l4 West Walnut; (tintype
, LADY,.
Mrs Sullivan, 4ss East Orange; (fu
length tintype).
Mr.. Kirchner, 44e East Orange; (photo
. little boy).
There may be q number of other Lancast
q pictures in the collection, but If 30 they Q
!. not legibly marked.
There are two old fashioned daguerreoty]
4 cases, one Of them containing the pictures
: Q middle-aged lady and . your g lady Il
r other contains picture Of a deaf woms
: with black dress and open white 10
bosom, with the address ls2, l6,h st."
! A package cffifty or more small tintypes
addressed to "Mrs Gay, "A Lake stree
r directions, ssit is"
A small photo Of . very pretty boy, sou
ten years OF age, bears the imprint OF Re-
Bros, 81 High street. Belfast.
A cabinet photo O; gent, lady and tv
small children, bears the address Mr.
Bum, 263 Fourth street. "
A vignette OF . gentleman is sddresse
"Mr. David 1911, 18th street."
A photo Gf Q little girl taken by J. 4
Hurst is addressed to Mrs. WiDgube
l,sOO Ridge ave."
A pretty little child taken bara-.ooted beal
:. the imprint OF the " New York CALLER,
| Richmond, Va"
A cabinet photo Of q young lady taken
Apologize, Philadelphia, is endorsed II.
3 | Bowers, agent
J. The foregoing list contains only few
the pictures found In the package left at NJ
}. Seacrist's. 1t Is hoped the publication m,
/ lead to the recovery by the owners not on
OF those named but OF many others as yet q
|. identified, and possibly to the arrest and co
|. ! viction OF the swindler who 80 cruelty robb
them Of their pictures and their money.
: A Hand OF Gypsss
This forenoon . party OF gypsies PASS
0 through this city. They had . number
| wagons, one OF which WAS very hns and